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Research into the genetics of fish vision has discovered evidence of a little-known alternative form of evolution.

A second-year Bachelor of Science student at The University of Queensland (UQ) has been awarded the 2014/15 Aleks Brumby Summer Research Scholarship for her academic merit and research potential.

A Queensland Brain Institute group leader at The University of Queensland has received an Australian Academy of Science award recognising his research in human genetics.

Queensland Brain Institute scientists at The University of Queensland have discovered that genes switch off as memories are being formed, allowing for new connections between nerve cells.

Queensland Science Minister Ian Walker MP has announced a prestigious $2.5M philanthropically funded international fellowship at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute to tackle stroke-induced dementia.

A Queensland Brain Institute researcher’s respected career designing unmanned aerial vehicles based on biologically inspired systems has seen him elected onto the Australian Academy of Science Council.

The November round of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding resulted in support for three ARC Discovery Projects and one ARC DECRA Fellowship at QBI.

A discovery at QBI has identified how little information the brain needs in order to navigate and accurately estimate location.

QBI marine neuroscientists are plunging to new depths in submersibles on the Great Barrier Reef and in the Coral Sea.

The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) at The University of Queensland today was awarded almost $7 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

QBI scientists at are making progress in understanding a rare and deadly form of infant epilepsy with hopes of one day discovering a cure.

The world’s largest study into the genetics behind human height has discovered the trait’s vast complexity.

Mantis shrimp eyes are inspiring the design of new cameras that can detect a variety of cancers and visualise brain activity.

Birds have been found to display superior judgement of their body width compared to humans, in research to help design autonomous aircraft navigation systems.